Growth of various intestinal bacteria on alternansucrase-derived oligosaccharides

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 385-390

  Holt, Scott M ^a   Miller Fosmore, C M ^a   Cote G L ^b  

^a WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternansucrase; Bifidobacterium; Glucooligosaccharides; Oligosaccharides; Prebiotic

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA;

ALTERNANSUCRASE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; COLIFORMS; GLUCOOLIGOSACCHARIDE; IN-VITRO; INTESTINAL BACTERIA; LACTOBACILLUS SPP; PATHOGENIC BACTERIUM; PREBIOTICS; VITRO GROWTH;

OLIGOSACCHARIDES;

ALTERNANSUCRASE; CARBOHYDRATE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; SUCRASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR; MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTEROIDES THETAIOTAOMICRON; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS; NONHUMAN;

BACTEROIDES THETAIOTAOMICRON; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 17644389533     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2005.01681.x     Document Type: Article

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